"I see," Alcuin said, nodding. He had, throughout this, been paying close attention. Even though he wasn't taking notes, it seemed somehow clear that he was committing the information to memory.

"And I feel I need to confirm, given our initial meeting, that your relationship with the police department does not implicate confidentiality. My understanding is that a psychiatrist is only required to report imminent threat of harm to self or others, abuse or neglect, or in some jurisdictions communicable diseases that pose a public health threat."

Alcuin was the sort of person that did research.